Two-wheeled vehicle



(No Model.) W. J. WAYNE.

Y TWO WHEELED VEHICLE. I 2641-497 I Patented Sept. 19', 1882.,

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WILLIAM J. WAYNE, OF. DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

TWO-WHEEL ED VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,497, dated September 19, 1882.

' Application filed July 19; 1382. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. WAYNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Decatur, in the county of Macon and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Two-Wheel Vehicles or Sulkies, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates tocertain new and useful improvements in that class of two-wheel vehicles commonly known as road-carts, and the object of my improvements is to combine lightness and simplicity of construction with cheapness and durability. This object is attained by the following-described construction, whichis designed to be used with a span of horses; and it consists in the arrangement and combination of a tongue or pole with the axle and seat-supporting bars and springs, which will be hereinafter more fully described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section on line w m, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan or top view of all theframe- Work and tongue or pole.

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A represents the tongue or pole, which runs back to and connects with the axle in the ordinary manner; B, the axle, which is termed a crank-axle. O is the ordinary cross-bar, and O is a circle-bar, and is secured to the back side of the cross-barG and to the tongue A. The circle-bar 0 curves rearward, and its outer-ends are secured to the braces D D. These braces are secured to the axle on its low part, between the ofl'set and wheel. Their forward ends are attached to the crossbar 0. Both the circle-bar G and cross-bar 0 rest upon the tongue, and are secured there- 'to, as shown. The seat-supporting bars E E are secured to the half-elliptic springs F. These springs are connected with the crossbar by eyebolts t'. Their rear ends terminate in a knuckle-joint, c, with the connection G, which inclines downward and forward, forming a knuckle-joint, a, with the clamping-plate H,

which is secured to the high part of the axle in the manner shown. 0 c are whiftletrees, which are attached to the under side of the cross-bar G. The tongue or pole in this vehicle is rigidly attached to the axle andcross and circle bars, and is not designed to be used for any other than a double rig or span of horses, as an entire reconstruction wouldbe necessary to attach a single horse. A portion of this combination has been shown, described, and claimed by me in a previous application, filed May19, 1882, in which the half-elliptic springs, seat-supportin g bars, and jointed connection are claimed in combination with the thills and axle. ltherefore do not claim these broadly; but I What I believe to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a two-wheel vehicle to be used with a pair of horses, the tongue or pole A, in combination with the cross-bar O, circle-bar 0, side bars or braces, D D, and axle, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a two-wheel vehicle for use with a pair of horses, the springs F, connection G, and seat-supporting bars E, in combination with the cross-bar O, circle-bar O, tongue or pole A, and axle B, substantially as shown and described.

WILLIAM J. WAYNE. Witnesses: .1

WM. M. LATHAM, DAVID L. EBERLY. 

